dainty meaning

UK US /ˈdeɪnti/ 2 syllables

dainty (adjective): delicately beautiful.

dainty has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

dainty as an adjective

  1. delicately beautiful
    • a dainty teacup
    • an exquisite cameo

    Synonyms: exquisite

    Similar: delicate

    Related forms: daintiness

  2. especially pleasing to the taste
    • a dainty dish to set before a kind

    Similar: tasty

  3. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
    • too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
    • so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow

    Synonyms: nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish

    Similar: fastidious

dainty as a noun

  1. something considered choice to eat

    Synonyms: delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat

    Type of: nutriment

    Kinds: choice morsel, savory, sweet, ambrosia, gelatin, marrow

How to pronounce dainty

dainty is pronounced /ˈdeɪnti/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Word lists: words starting with DA · words ending in TY · 6-letter words

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